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Campaigners calling for new school in village must prove demand

24 October 2023
Campaigners calling for new school in village must prove demand

Parents are being urged to join a grassroots movement for a new secondary school, after the council insisted there weren’t enough pupils to fill one.

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‘It was a great honour’

24 October 2023
‘It was a great honour’

Princess Anne visited a Kent town to open new almshouses for pensioners.

Sinkhole opens on busy school route

24 October 2023
Sinkhole opens on busy school route

The council is investigating a sinkhole which has opened up in a street near two schools.

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Derelict pub to be turned into houses

24 October 2023
Derelict pub to be turned into houses

A planning application to turn a pub which opened more than 200 years ago has been submitted to the council.

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Princess was ‘very easy to talk to’

21 October 2023
Princess was ‘very easy to talk to’

It was a magical moment for an elderly couple whose home was visited by a Princess.

Princess Anne opens new homes for veterans

20 October 2023
Princess Anne opens new homes for veterans

The Princess Royal is in Kent today to launch a new village to support ex-servicemen and women.

‘We have 170 places and 285 families chasing them’

20 October 2023
‘We have 170 places and 285 families chasing them’

There are calls for more schools in a town left in an ‘educational cold spot’ due to a chronic shortage of options.

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More traffic cameras? ‘Yes please!’ say councillors

19 October 2023
More traffic cameras? ‘Yes please!’ say councillors

There are calls for more ANPR cameras to be rolled out in a town, after plans were revealed to monitor its bus-only streets for the first time.

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Boost for £50m plan to regenerate ex-Royal Mail site

19 October 2023
Boost for £50m plan to regenerate ex-Royal Mail site

Plans to replace a derelict sorting office with new homes have been given a cash injection from the government.

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Car crushed by tree in stormy weather

19 October 2023
Car crushed by tree in stormy weather

A tree that came down, blocking a road and crushing a car, has been cleared with help from volunteers.

Hunt to find new tenant for ‘iconic’ town palace

19 October 2023
Hunt to find new tenant for ‘iconic’ town palace

Bids are being invited to take over the running of a town’s ‘most iconic building’ with a hotel, wine bar, or a nursery put forward as potential uses.

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MP attends public inquiry into 950-homes plan

18 October 2023
MP attends public inquiry into 950-homes plan

A public inquiry into controversial plans for 950 new homes near a village has got underway with an MP among the first speakers.

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Olympic rower returns to open new school building

18 October 2023
Olympic rower returns to open new school building

Former Team GB rower Tom Ransley who won gold at the Rio Olympics returned to his old school to open their redesigned building.

Queen's Gurkha Engineers celebrate 75 years

18 October 2023
Queen's Gurkha Engineers celebrate 75 years

Veterans and their families gathered in a garrison town for cake and knife fighting to mark the 75th anniversary of the Queen's Gurkha Engineers.

New nursery opens inside £1.6m community centre

18 October 2023
New nursery opens inside £1.6m community centre

A new early years provider has officially opened inside a new multi-purpose community centre built to replace an old church hall.

Mystery catapulters targeting village homes and buses

18 October 2023
Mystery catapulters targeting village homes and buses

A woman says she no longer feels safe in her village after her window was hit with a catapult just days before a bus was also targeted.

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Public inquiry into 950-homes plan gets under way

17 October 2023
Public inquiry into 950-homes plan gets under way

Controversial plans for a development of 950 homes will be examined at a public inquiry.

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Post Office based at castle finally finds new home

17 October 2023
Post Office based at castle finally finds new home

A permanent site has been found for a town’s wandering postal service which is currently operating out of a 13th century castle.

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MPs join forces to oppose quarry expansion

17 October 2023
MPs join forces to oppose quarry expansion

Two MPs have teamed up in opposition to plans to extend a ragstone quarry into an area of ancient woodland.

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Town centre car park set to be sold

17 October 2023
Town centre car park set to be sold

A council looks set to sell off a “little used" town centre car park earmarked for redevelopment after little opposition was raised.

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